Palmer Leads PGA Field With 67 On Firestone Course
Arnold Palmer shot a 67 to lead the 42nd PGA Championship on Firestone Country Club’s layout. Sam Snead, Paul Harney, and Freddie Haas followed at 69, with nine of the top 32 scorers being non tour pros. The largest PGA field ever faced the long course and a $60,000 purse as 90 advanced from round one to Sunday’s final 18 holes.
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New Orleans
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Fla
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Casey
Arnold Palmer
Akron
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Mick Wright Grabs Lead In Open Championship
Worcester Mass. defending champion Mickey Wright seized a one under par 71 to lead after the first round of the National Women's Open at Worcester Country Club. Mari Lynn Smith surged late to join Wright atop the leaderboard with six birdies. Fay Crocker and Marlene Bauer Hagge were two over par at 74.
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Smith Drives Pirates Past Dodgers at Coliseum
Hal Smith homered twice at the Coliseum to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-1 win over Los Angeles as Vern Law pitched a five hit game. The victory, part of a three game series, left the Pirates 1 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee. Law improved to 12-2 and Smith reached 9 homers on the season with two blasts at key moments.
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Roberto Clemente
Johnny Podres
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Lindy McDaniel
Adios Don Easy Winner Dominates Yonkers Pace Crown
Yonkers New York Adios Don rider-driver Bob Caimper wins the Empire Pace at Yonkers Raceway in record time 2 02 3 5 for a two year old. The Adios South Pacific colt now has six wins in nine starts and is tipped as a potential pacing triple crown contender likened to Adios Butler of 1959.
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National League scores with Pittsburgh and St Louis leads
National League results show Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 1 St Louis 9 Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 0 Chicago 8 Cincinnati 1 Friday and weekend matchups listed. American League standings include New York Cleveland Baltimore Detroit and Boston with records and games back. Notable schedule lines include Chicago at New York and Cleveland at Boston on Thursday. International League table lists Toronto Richmond Montreal and other clubs with win loss records.
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National League rejects Madison Square Garden NY franchise bid
The National League refuses a bid by Madison Square Garden for a New York Continental League franchise as expansion reshapes baseball. Continentals outline indemnity plan for invaded minor leagues and set Aug. 2 talks in Chicago with major leagues to push status within 30 days.
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Albany II All Stars to Clash With McArthur
The Albany Little League All Stars meet the McArthur stars at 2 p.m. Sunday on the Albany field. Three players from each Albany squad are listed on the roster including Fred Baumcartel Jerry Morrison Ron Sanders Lloyd Colburn Larry Van Dyke John Warner Greg McDaniel Jim Perry Randy Green John Trout Dan Smith Norman Rogers.
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Diamonds
John Trout
Dan Smith
Norman Rogers
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Orioles Release Bob Thomas For Pitcher
Baltimore recalls right hander Wes Stock from Miami and releases Bob Thomas. Thomson, who sparked the baseball world in 1951 with a single hit, is let go.
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Marathon Baseball Scores From Softball Card
Charleston tops Louisville 6 to 5 in 14 innings while Indianapolis defeats Dallas Fort Worth 4 to 3 in 14 innings. Houston defeats Denver 7 to 2 and Minneapolis beats St Paul 8 to 6.
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Marlins blank Jets' Daniels forest loss
Rochester rookie Bob Sadowski shut out Toronto on two hits in nine innings. Steve Demeter slugged a three run homer in the 10th for a 3-2 victory at Rochester. Buffalo beat Montreal 4-3 on Don Landrum's tie breaking homer as Richmond lost 13-4 at Jersey City. Miami edged Columbus 1-0 behind Herb Moford six innings and Barry Sherrone defense. Bennie Daniels suffered his first defeat in five decisions.
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Yankees and White Sox Clash In Key Four Game Series
The Yankees hold a 7-4 edge as they open a four game set at Yankee Stadium against the Chicago White Sox. Early Wynn faces Bob Turley in the opener while Chicago relies on pitching and speed to overtake New York in the season’s first showdown.
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Three U S Net Stars Post Wins in National Clay Courts
In Chicago Jon Douglas a 23 year old Marine and unseeded Stanford quarterback reached the semifinals of the National Clay Courts Tennis Tournament. He will face Barry MacKay while Bernard Bartzen meets Rod Laver in a potential Davis Cup preview. Douglas beat Chuck McKinley 7-5 6-4 6-1. MacKay defeated Don Dell 6-4 6-4 6-2. Bartzen routed Jack Forst 6-0 6-1 6-1. Laver beat Miguel Olvera 6-4 6-4 6-4.
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Tut) Bartzen
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Galiana Retains Spanish Lightweight Title in Madrid Bout
In Madrid Spain Fred Galiana outpointed Manolo Garcia 134 to 133. Galiana defended the Spanish lightweight title. Steubenville's Tommy Jackson lost to Jim OConnell in Steubenville on a Thursday night card.
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